{"product_id":"spiritual-delusion-visions-and-discernment","title":"Spiritual Delusion, Visions, and Discernment: The Orthodox Teaching on Prelest, Dreams, Apparitions, Angels, Demons, and Miracles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproach spiritual experiences with discernment.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat should a Christian make of vivid dreams, consolations, apparent visions, or claims of miracles? Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov brings such questions back to repentance, humility, and the danger of spiritual self-deception, known as prelest. This focused collection gives readers his developed arguments about prayer, imagination, and extraordinary experiences, making it a useful companion to his wider ascetical writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrelest and spiritual self-deception\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDreams, visions, and imagined holiness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiracles, suffering, and spiritual sobriety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose this for a serious study of Ignatius’s counsel on discernment, especially alongside On the Jesus Prayer and Ascetical Experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEdition details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eAuthor\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSaint Ignatius Brianchaninov\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePaperback\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eLanguage\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eLength\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e173 pages\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eTrim size\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e6 × 9 inches\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eISBN\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9798187367962\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublication date\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eJuly 15, 2026\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/saint-ignatius-brianchaninov\"\u003eExplore Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov and related books →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Orthodox Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43174686752839,"sku":"B0H8X1QDS8","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/0135\/3031\/files\/41FHJvZ63_L._SY445_SX342_FMwebp.webp?v=1788842571","url":"https:\/\/rareorthodoxbooks.com\/products\/spiritual-delusion-visions-and-discernment","provider":"Rare Orthodox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}